Stock-fountain.



.NO. 822,440. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

J.FALK.

STOCK FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13'. 19os.'

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JOHN FALK. OF DEWITT, IOWA.

STOCK-FOUNTAIN.

on whom it may concern: I

" 1. Be it known that IfJOHN EALK, a citizen of "vide improved means for warming and keeping warm water to be used by live stock. 1 5

A further object of this invention is to pro- "vide improved means for preventing freezing of water in a stock-fountain.

A further object of this invention is to'provide an improved construction for stockfountains. 1

My invegion consist/sin the'cons'tructi'on,

arrangement, and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated by the accompanying 1 forward end of said arch being fixed to the I drawings, in which- Figure lfis a perspective of thecomplete device, two of the tank-covers being opened to provide access to water therein. Fig. 2 is a cross-section. on the indicated line 2 2 of Fi 3. I Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the in icated'line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the construction of the device'as shown the numerals 10.11 designate side walls, and

. 12 13 end walls, of a casing or inclosure, which walls "may be constructed in any desired manner and ri idlyconnected at their ends to forma aralle ogram. The walls should be made 0 such material and in such manner as to resist coldor retain heat, such as of double layers of wood or metal separated by a layer of packin or mineral wool. Afioor 15 is mounted orizontally between and fixed at its margins. to the walls intermediate of the u per and lower margins of said walls, and d t e'joints between said floor and the'walls are water-tight to produce a water-tank 16. A cross-bar 17 is mounted on and connects the side walls 10 11 intermediate of'the end walls, and a door or cover- 18 is hinged to said cross-bar and serves to close a portion of the tank '16. A bar 19 leads from the cross-bar .17 to the end Wall 13,- and doors 20 21 are hinged to said bar 19 and serve to close the remainder of the tank 16 at times and are adapted to be opened, as shown in order that large domestic animals such as cattle, horses, and'mules.may have access to and from saidtank'; Longitudinal partis Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 13, 1905. Serial mfzeattv.

Patented June 5,1909.

tions 22 23 are mounted'vertically in the device and lead from the end wall 12 to a oint near the end wall 13, and the rear ends 0 said partitions areconnected by a transverse parl- 6o tition 24. A floor 25 connects the lower margins of the partitions 22, 23, and .24 to, the lower marginal portions of -th'e walls and is parallel tween the duce atank 26. Openings 2-7 are formed 1n 4 the walls, as shown,1in order that sinall domestic animalssuc goats, and fowls, such as may have access to and rink from t e tank 26. A base-floor 28, is fixed to and connects the, lower margins of all the walls n; is out;

away at 29 to form a furnace-opening? A furnace-arch 30is fixed to, arches from, and r 7 .5 I

connects the margins ofthe floor 28 on opposite sides of the opening 29, and a crownsheet 31 closes the rear end of said arch, the

end wall 12. 'A door 32 in the end wall 12' I box. -A smoke-flue .34 extends rearwardly 8'5 from the fire-box through the crown-sheet 31, and communicates. with the central portion of a *cross-fiue 35, extending transversely in'the space between the crown-sheet and the transverse partition 24. Smoke-fines 36 37 lead upward from the ends of the cross-flue 35 and extend forward immediately beneath-the floor 15 to communication 'with endportions of ,a cross-flue 38. The flue 36 extends beyond the cross-flue 38 thrbugh the end wall 12'and'is'nor1nally closed by a valve.v 39, to. v

provide means for cleaning .it,warid for 'the same reason the fine 37 extendsrearward through the end wall 13 and is closed by a similar valve.

tral portion of the cross-flue38, throughnthe floor 15 and cross-bar 17,.and consequently-u through the tank 16. The 'ehimneylfl may valve 44, cm a source with the floor 15. I The joints be.

artitions 22, 23, a'nd'24 and the 65 walls and t e floor 25. are water-tight to proas swine,sheep., and"v cultry and, igeons fie (Not shown.) Achimney 40 108 communicates with and rises from the cen-" ply water to said tank. A pipe 45 leads from the tank '16 through the floor 15, and laterally ,above thefloor 28 and vertically throu h the "floor 25 and is controlled by a floatva ve 4-6, 5 at its terminal within the tank 26. The terminal of the pipe 45 is in a plane slightly lower than the lower ends of the openings 27 in order that the float-valve may prevent overflow of the tank 26 through said openings, IO

above the bottom of the: tank 16 order that said ipemay not exhaust the su plyofwater in e upper tank and is below t e ter- 'minahof the supply-pipe 43 in order that thetank 26 may besupplied with 'water constantly through the operation of the floatvalve'44l. v

In the ra'ctical" use of my device heat is radiatedornthe fire-box andifiu-es and mg freezing of said; water and providingdrink' at the desired temperature for domesin respect of the lower tank and beneath the upper tank, and smoke-Hues leading from said furnace adjacent the lowen tank and throu hthe-uppertank.

2. stockaounta-in, comprising-upper and lower tanks, at valve-controlled supplyipehavingits termina-l in the upper-tank, a Va ve-- controlled pipe leading from the upper tank stock tosaid tanks, and means for heating -said tanks.

32A stock-fountain, comprising anupper tank and means fbrswpplyingwa-ter thereto,

and the initial. end of said: pipe 1s in a plane warms the water in the. tanks, thus prevent- 1'. A-sto'ck-fountain, comprising tanks one to; the lower tank, meansjofaccess for live- "a U-shapedJower tank beneath the upper 40 tank, water communication between said tanks,'a furnace between the arms of. the lower tank, smoke-fines leading from said furnace-into the space between the furnace," and tanks and extending throu h the u per tank, and means of access for ive stool; to said tanks.

4. A stock-fountain, comprising an upper tank and means for sup lying water thereto, a U- shaped. lower ta beneath the upper tank, water communication between said tanks, a furnace between the arms 1, oh the lower tank, smoke-fines leading from said furnace intothe space between the furnace and tanks and extending through theupper 5 5 tank, means of? access to said flues whereby they may be c1eaned,and 'means of access for live stock to-said tanks.

5; A stock-fountain,- comprising an uppertank and means for supplying water thereto, a drainage-pipe leading from said up er tan-k, a U-shaped lower tank beneath t e upper tank, water communication betweensaid tanks, a dramage pipe leading from said. lower tank, afurnace between the arms of'tlielower tank and beneath the upper tank and spaced apart from both tanks, smoke-fines leading-from said fiurnace into the space be tween the furnaceand tanks and extending through theupper tank, means of access to 70 said flues whereby they may becleaned and means ofaccessfor live-stock to said tanks.

Signeiby Ine'atDewitt, Iowa, this 17th day oh February, 1 905; I

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